Cycle magazine April/May 2026

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The April/May 2026 issue of Cycling UK’s member magazine is now available to read online. The issue features trikes; cargo trailers on test; riding the Hell of the Ashdown; and much more

Reaching almost 70,000 members Cycling UK’s Cycle magazine has the highest circulation of any cycling publication in the UK. Non-members can view a snapshot of the April/May 26 issue of the magazine, so have a flick through. Join Cycling UK to receive six copies of the magazine per year as part of your membership.

The full version of the issue is available to members; please log in to view the full version.

 

In this issue:

  • Features: Three wheels good, Elect to cycle
  • Tour and explore: Channel hopping; Weekender – Hell of the Ashdown; Atlas to Sahara
  • Reviews and previews: Gear; Books; Shop window – new products from the cycling world
  • Bike tests: British tourers
  • Group test: Cargo trailers
  • Regulars: Freewheeling; Quick releases; Bikefinder; Q&A; Travellers’ tales; plus much more

View the magazine chapters as PDFs

Attachment Size
Cover 1.29 MB
Contents 197.1 KB
Freewheeling 1: Watch this, Tech, On my bike 271.75 KB
Freewheeling 2: Tech, On my bike, Obituary 213.75 KB
Quick releases 1: Campaigns 219.9 KB
Quick releases 2: Community 290.72 KB
Quick releases 3: News and events 270.55 KB
Quick releases 4: Member benefits 251.47 KB
Great rides 1: Channel hopping 1 654.87 KB
Great rides 1: Channel hopping 2 214.62 KB
Great rides 1: Channel hopping 3 196.35 KB
Great rides 1: Channel hopping 4 238.94 KB
Weekender: Hell of the Ashdown 1 110.5 KB
Weekender: Hell of the Ashdown 2 256.19 KB
Great rides 2: Atlas to Sahara 1 409.98 KB
Great rides 2: Atlas to Sahara 2 198.03 KB
Great rides 2: Atlas to Sahara 3 223.43 KB
Feature 1: Three wheels good 1 475.29 KB
Feature 1: Three wheels good 2 222.69 KB
Feature 1: Three wheels good 3 347.99 KB
Feature 1: Three wheels good 4 247.7 KB
Feature 1: Three wheels good 5 259.6 KB
Feature 1: Three wheels good 6 255.75 KB
Feature 2: Elect to cycle 1 188.05 KB
Feature 2: Elect to cycle 2 506.93 KB
Feature 2: Elect to cycle 3 332.25 KB
In the frame 1: Gear 1 – Restrap Utility Hip Pack review 255.08 KB
In the frame 2: Gear 2 – Spirgrips SPIRGRIPS+ Composite MTB review 188.34 KB
In the frame 3: Gear 3 –Challenge Strada Pro Handmade Clincher Road Tyre review 237.97 KB
In the frame 4: Shop window 382.59 KB
In the frame 5: Book reviews 111.33 KB
In the frame 6: Bike test 1 – Raising the bar 1 306.22 KB
In the frame 7: Bike test 1 – Raising the bar 2 244.66 KB
In the frame 8: Bike test 1 – Raising the bar 3 268.13 KB
In the frame 9: Bike test 1 – Raising the bar 4 338.44 KB
In the frame 10: Group test – Cargo trailers 1 354.12 KB
In the frame 11: Group test – Cargo trailers 2 254.04 KB
In the frame 12: Group test – Cargo trailers 3 254.78 KB
In the frame 10: Group test – Cargo trailers 4 235.6 KB
Over to you 1: Letters 1 233.5 KB
Over to you 2: Letters 2 158.23 KB
Over to you 3: Profile 325.87 KB
Over to you 4: Q&A 1 202.39 KB
Over to you 5: Q&A 2 152.85 KB
Over to you 6: Bikefinder 142.81 KB
Over to you 7: Travellers’ tales 1 263.67 KB
Over to you 8: Travellers’ tales 2 271.94 KB

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